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Brookline Selectboard approves $430,248.64 in warrants, signs MS‑535 and OKs $45,417 paving payment
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Brookline Selectboard approved Accounts Payable Warrant #33 for $430,248.64, Payroll Warrant #34 for $89,140.60, signed the town MS‑535 financial report for 2023, and approved a $45,417.19 payment to RA Powell Construction from the Public Works Revolving Fund for paving.
The Brookline Selectboard on Aug. 19 approved several financial and administrative items, including large warrants, the 2023 MS‑535 financial report and a paving payment, and provided guidance to departments ahead of the 2025 budget season.
Selectboard members voted unanimously to approve Accounts Payable Warrant #33 for $430,248.64, Payroll Warrant #34 for $89,140.60 and a $1,000 police‑detail warrant. The motion was made by Ed Perry and seconded by Steve Russo; the vote was 3-0.
Town Administrator Paul Branscombe told the board that at the end of July the fiscal year was 53.33% complete and the town had spent 50.57% of the budget year to date; he said the town is watching legal expenditures (about 70% of budget) and general assistance (about 95%). The board asked departments to prioritize needs as they prepare 2025 budgets and said gas and diesel cost guidelines and budget packets would be provided.
The board also voted 3-0 to sign the MS‑535 Financial Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2023, so it could be uploaded to the Department of Revenue Administration portal; Steve Russo made the motion, seconded by Ed Perry. Later the board approved payment to RA Powell Construction for $45,417.19 from the Public Works Revolving Fund to cover paving work; that motion was made by Steve Russo and seconded by Ed Perry and passed unanimously.
Other business included a proposed Primex meeting to discuss HR services, a request to schedule an emergency tabletop drill, committee updates and items set for the next agenda (including a second-draft compensation policy and discussion of a petitioned warrant article). The board entered non‑public session under RSA 91‑A:3 II (l) and (c) at 7:19 p.m., returned at 7:39 p.m. and voted to seal the non‑public minutes before adjourning.
What’s next: The board will receive gas and diesel cost guidance and budget packets for 2025 preparation; items for the next agenda include election coverage for Sept. 10 and a petition warrant article that met the 50‑signature threshold.
